Case study

Skate 2 PC: recompiling the Xbox 360 game for Windows

Skate 2 PC recompiles the Xbox 360 version of Skate 2 into a native Windows port using ReXGlue. It translates graphics through Direct3D 12, checks the supplied game revision during import, and adds controller input, local saves, and selectable rendering and frame rate profiles.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 84
Last commit: 2026-10-12
Language: PowerShell
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Windows 10/11 x64, a Direct3D 12 GPU, PowerShell 5.1, and a controller.
Prerequisites: The user's own extracted Xbox 360 game files from the supported revision are required.
Testing evidence: The author reports testing on one Windows PC; full campaign completion and wider hardware compatibility remain unconfirmed.
License: Newly authored port code and documentation are MIT licensed; dependencies retain their own terms.

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BibTeX

@misc{skate-2-pc-case,
  title = {{Skate 2 PC: recompiling the Xbox 360 game for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/christianortel/skate2-recompile-pc}},
  url = {https://github.com/christianortel/skate2-recompile-pc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/skate-2-pc-case/}}
}

Plain text

Skate 2 PC: recompiling the Xbox 360 game for Windows. https://github.com/christianortel/skate2-recompile-pc (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/skate-2-pc-case/

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README.md GitHub · christianortel/skate2-recompile-pc · Revision 1202c9a
docs/INSTALL.md GitHub · christianortel/skate2-recompile-pc · Revision 1202c9a